beneficent
be·ne·fi·cent
adjective
1.
2.
doing or producing good
3.
generous in assistance to the poor
- “a benevolent contributor”
- “eleemosynary relief”
- “philanthropic contributions”
Origin
From Latin *beneficens, *beneficent-, from bene (“well, good”) + -ficens, combining form from faciens, present participle of facere (“to make or do”). Compare English beneficence.
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